Yesterday, we saw an amazing performance by Alasdair Fraser, a Scottish fiddler. It was Matt's Aunt Linda's birthday, and as a present, Louise got tickets for us, Steve & Linda, and Chris & Louise to see him perform. They had seen him twice before, and loved his music.
So they came up for a big lunch at the apartment - Steve & Linda had never seen the place before, and Chris had not been up in awhile. Matt was excited about the prospects of making (and eating!) antipasto for an appreciative Italian audience.
The concert was held at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, which we had visited last year.
The music was wonderful, and Alasdair was really entertaining and funny. One of my favorite parts was when he asked the audience if there were any fiddlers in the room. He started marching through the auditorium, playing his fiddle, and all these little kids popped up from different parts of the room and followed him onstage, playing the same song, a fiddling Pied Piper!
There were also two Boston-based Scottish dance groups that performed, which was fun to see.
Now if only I could persuade Matt to dance in a kilt...
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